New Zealand Gazette – 1895 – No. 2

Page 67

✨ Railway Traffic and Costs



Jan. 10.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 67

COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF TRAFFIC ON ALL SECTIONS from 1st April, 1894, to 8th December, 1894.

All Sections. | Passengers. | | | | Season Tickets. | Number. | | | | | | Number. | | | | |
| | First Class. | | Second Class. | | | | Parcels. | Horses. | Carriages. | Dogs. | Total. | Drays, &c. | Cattle. | Calves. | Sheep. | Pigs. | Total.
| | S. | R. | S. | R. | Total. | Total. | | | | | | | | | | |
1894 | 78,310 | 399,392 | 399,468 | 1,480,120 | 2,357,290 | 18,683 | 298,942 | 7,451 | 524 | 16,672 | 323,589 | 490 | 26,550 | 3,104 | 730,492 | 29,894 | 790,530
1893 | 80,018 | 413,244 | 409,449 | 1,545,542 | 2,448,253 | 11,904 | 306,923 | 8,026 | 585 | 17,651 | 333,185 | 539 | 25,714 | 2,525 | 687,494 | 27,934 | 744,206
Inc. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 6,779 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 836 | 579 | 42,998 | 1,960 | 46,324
Dec. | 1,708 | 13,852 | 9,981 | 65,422 | 90,963 | .. | 7,981 | 575 | 61 | 979 | 9,596 | 49 | .. | .. | .. | .. | ..

Tons.

All Sections. | Chaff, &c. | Wool. | Firewood. | Timber. | Grain. | Merchandise. | Minerals. | Total.
| | Tons c. qr. | Tons c. qr. | Tons c. qr. | Tons c. qr. | Tons c. qr. | Tons c. qr. | Tons c. qr. | Tons c. qr.
1894 | 27,666 0 0 | 39,828 4 0 | 62,158 0 0 | 138,948 19 0 | 275,577 14 0 | 252,601 18 0 | 604,964 15 0 | 1,401,745 10 0
1893 | 29,388 0 0 | 34,977 8 0 | 58,736 0 0 | 129,512 13 0 | 313,366 13 0 | 252,020 8 0 | 609,814 8 0 | 1,427,315 10 0
Increase .. | .. | 4,850 16 0 | 3,422 0 0 | 9,436 0 0 | .. | 581 10 0 | .. | ..
Decrease .. | 1,722 0 0 | .. | .. | .. | 37,788 19 0 | .. | 4,849 13 0 | 26,070 0 0

ESTIMATED COST OF CONSTRUCTION, ALL LINES, to 31st March, 1894, as furnished by Public Works Department, including Public Works Loan Expenditure on Harbour-works forming Part of the Railway System.

Section. | Cost of Opened Lines. | Cost of Unopened Lines.
| | £ s. d. | £ s. d.
Kawakawa | 90,337 0 0 | 24,306 0 0
Whangarei-Kamo | 70,145 0 0 | ..
Kaihu | 49,942 0 0 | ..
Marton-Te Awamutu (north end) | 184,584 0 0 | 85,690 0 0
Auckland | 1,882,058 0 0 | 122,865 0 0
Napier | 861,739 0 0 | ..
Marton-Te Awamutu (south end) | 139,933 0 0 | 39,522 0 0
Wanganui | 1,429,178 0 0 | ..
Wellington-Foxton (private line) | .. | 42,117 0 0
Wellington | 1,072,596 0 0 | 42,927 0 0
Surveys | .. | 27,502 0 0
Miscellaneous | .. | 5,169 0 0
Hurunui-Bluff | 8,362,133 0 0 | 100,303 0 0
Greymouth | 200,288 0 0 | 15,959 0 0
Greymouth Harbour Works | .. | 127,234 0 0
Greymouth-Hokitika | 171,032 0 0 | ..
Westport | 227,495 0 0 | ..
Westport Harbour Works | .. | 14,111 0 0
Nelson | 165,609 0 0 | 12,537 0 0
Picton | 204,917 0 0 | 57,591 0 0
Stock | .. | 44,431 0 0
Stock in suspense | 25,000 0 0 | ..
Surveys | .. | 37,665 0 0
Miscellaneous | .. | 5,168 0 0
Total | 15,137,036 0 0 | 805,097 0 0

Railway Department, 8th January, 1895. A. C. FIFE,
Accountant, New Zealand Railways.



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🚂 Comparative Statement of Traffic on All Sections (continued from previous page)

🚂 Transport & Communications
8 January 1895
Railway, Traffic, Passengers, Parcels, Livestock, 1894, 1893

🏗️ Estimated Cost of Construction, All Lines (continued from previous page)

🏗️ Infrastructure & Public Works
8 January 1895
Railway, Construction, Costs, Opened Lines, Unopened Lines, 1894
  • A. C. Fife, Accountant, New Zealand Railways